PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2021

The use of QR codes is growing more popular in the United States, enabling consumers to instantly access information and easily pay on their smartphones without going through a URL entry. Developments From Around The World Of QR Codes. Developments From Around The World Of QR Codes. QR codes have been slower to catch on in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

“As Deputy Director, Mr. Mosier oversees FinCEN’s wide-ranging work to protect the financial integrity and national security of the United States,” the release states. In the digital innovation officer role, he will work to engage with new financial innovations and technologies.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2021

Equifax has inked a deal to purchase artificial intelligence (AI)-powered fraud prevention and digital identity technology provider Kount for $640 million. Kount’s staff members will become a part of Equifax’s United States Information Solutions (USIS) business unit and will still be based in Boise, Idaho, according to a Friday (Jan.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 27, 2020

Card networks, processors and other major financial institutions (FIs) have worked to build up the technological infrastructure to support credit card transactions over the decades. What’s more, all of this must be accomplished in complex regulatory and security environments, with the omnipresent threats of hacking and fraud.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2020

Palantir licenses the Foundry and Gotham software and offers offline technology help as well as cloud computing offerings. Its technology is meant to assist in examining information. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), telling the organization about its plans. And, in June, Palantir Technologies Inc.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 10, 2020

A recent study found 32 percent of security incidents in 2019 involved phishing and 29 percent involved stolen credentials, both of which would have been much more difficult had secure digital ID systems been in place. Businesses and organizations are already taking steps to close this security gap. billion by 2025, with $1.6

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Leslie Ragan manages transaction fraud prevention for Elan Financial Services , a unit of U.S. Bank , one of the largest commercial banks in the United States. Leveraging Advanced Technologies. Ragan also said they should use secured (“https”) connections whenever entering payment information.

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PYMNTS

MAY 25, 2018

Touted by observers and industry players as one of the top trends that could impact medical billing and data management for 2018, the technology is increasingly being viewed as part of the path to better efficiency in payments. No matter the technology, companies hoping to make profits in healthcare payments have a tough road.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

IoT technology has rapidly expanded beyond in-home devices into cities worldwide. Governments and institutions in Europe, India and the United States are experimenting with IoT solutions to enhance city life, and the technology is expected to create between $4 trillion to $11 trillion in value over the next several years.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2020

We have deep dives into in-house restaurant ordering apps and cloud technology, as well as a report on banks running short on large bills amid the coronavirus crisis. Less stringent security steps that are frictionless for consumers may let bad actors in; however, those that require too much work can lead to lost sales.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

The United States may have some of the world's best cryptographers working for the National Security Agency and other spy shops, but the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is crowdsourcing at least part of its effort to beat the algorithms that cloak information about certain cryptocurrencies. Even the U.S.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2025

billion of reported losses due to this type of fraud in 2023 and around 40,000 victims in the United States. Stay on trusted platforms : While well-known platforms can have fraudsters lurking about, sticking to reputable dating platforms with strict security measures can lessen your chances of being scammed.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 13, 2019

Digital identification technology continues to advance, bringing both benefits and drawbacks. billion digital records in the United States were compromised during the first half of 2018 – 291 records every second – with only six social media breaches accounting for more than half of all at-risk data. More than 4.5

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Approximately 34 percent said that they felt biometrics offered improved security over passwords, a fact that is backed up by the 2019 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report, which found that 80 percent of data breaches can be traced to compromised or weak passwords. The bank plans to enroll all 3.7

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JULY 20, 2023

Fraud, including check fraud, is the largest source of illicit proceeds in the United States and represents one of the most significant money laundering threats to the United States.” Companies are seeking payment providers that offer enhanced security measures to counter the persistent threat of fraud.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2020

The move comes on the heels of T-Mobile’s announcement last month that it had flipped the switch on mid-band 5G towers in 90 cities and towns across the United States, with plans to add thousands more by the end of the year.

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JULY 31, 2020

Just google “COVID statistics” and it returns 4,770,000,000 websites with its own dashboard automatically reflecting the state you are in and United States population (assuming you are in US). This function will also play a key role in regulatory compliance and data security aspects of value of data.

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PYMNTS

MAY 21, 2020

As politicians across the globe grapple with the pandemic’s continued economic fallout and the need to get stimulus funds to individuals, corporations and even local governments with speed and security, digital delivery of those dollars is likely to gain increasing traction. As reported in this space last month, the efforts are still nascent.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2019

The co-founder of a cryptocurrency hash power broker has been arrested in Germany over charges in the United States that he is one of several hackers who stole millions of dollars. And Samsung-backed Blocko is now in the UAE after it secured funding in Asia Pacific and Europe.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

The company – and its gold trading app – just expanded its reach in the United States with the addition of a license to operate in Alabama. The Alabama Securities Commission on Tuesday (Nov. 3) granted the Miami-based CORO a money transmitter license, giving it a green light to do business in the state.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 28, 2020

But Domenico Scaffidi , head of market infrastructures for FinTech software maker Volante Technologies , told PYMNTS in a recent interview that better cloud technology, proven cost efficiencies and COVID-related lifestyle changes are all partial explanations. All told, Scaffidi said the modernization process is simply growing up. “It

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 19, 2019

To provide users with different levels of access to funds that are stored, Bank of America is reportedly aiming to patent a security system that is “partitioned” for crypto-wallets. In separate news at the end of last year, Bank of America was possibly looking into using blockchain technology for automated teller machines (ATMs).

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PYMNTS

APRIL 1, 2020

Customers today expect to be able to access financial services instantly, which can put pressure on CUs that need to stretch restricted technology budgets into innovative new features. CUs are also employing technologies for security and for consumer satisfaction. How USSFCU Secures Its Digital Infrastructure Makeover.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

A Chinese company that develops facial recognition technology could be facing a ban in the U.S. As a result, the United Stated has banned government agencies from buying Hikvision products, and now there are rumblings that the company might be facing a ban on on importing U.S.-made made components. Still, a ban from the U.S.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 16, 2020

But Kellerman and other security experts advocated at the hearing for legislative measures, such as modernizing anti-money laundering (AML) and forfeiture rules and moving the Secret Service to the Treasury Department, to help combat the threat.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2020

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Our platform utilizes proprietary technology, machine-learning capabilities, data, efficient business processes, and highly skilled and trained licensed agents, or agents, to connect consumers with health insurance carriers, or carriers, through multiple channels,” the company said in its filing.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

The next generation of mobile internet technology, 5G is made to offer very fast speeds for data. The debate over the providers of the technology, however, has become politicized. doesn’t have a comprehensive strategy for 5G security per one of five Federal Communications Commission (FCC) commissioners, Jessica Rosenworcel.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2020

21) that the company is expanding its contactless Tap To Phone (TTP) payment systems to more than 15 markets worldwide, with plans to bring the mobile tech to the United States sometime next year. Visa announced Wednesday (Oct. The expansion follows a 12-month global pilot program. A Five-Year Plan. Touchless Uptake.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2021

Financial institutions (FIs), FinTechs and other businesses that are looking to enable these rapid payments must therefore ensure that their security and fraud-fighting approaches are up to the challenge. Advanced analytics technologies could help FIs tackle such issues, however, by making it easier for FIs to detect potential red flags.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 2, 2019

New technologies face numerous tests that go beyond whether they work. Artificial intelligence — arguably one of the most important digital technologies going into 2019 — could soon face export regulations set by the U.S. In November, the federal agency included AI on a list of technologies that could be subject to export controls.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

technology by “any means necessary” and that there are about 1,000 related investigations currently ongoing in the country, through its 56 regional offices, according to a report by Reuters. . based technology in all 56 of our field offices and spanning just about every industry sector,” Wray said. William Evanina, a senior U.S.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2020

This often means providing digital solutions and convenient banking options despite smaller technology and innovation budgets, however. Security is an ongoing concern as well, with countless fraudsters set on hacking CUs to obtain customers’ data. Serving members means more than releasing products that align with the latest trends.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 19, 2019

To provide users with different levels of access to funds that are stored, Bank of America is reportedly aiming to patent a security system that is “partitioned” for crypto-wallets. In separate news at the end of last year, Bank of America was possibly looking into using blockchain technology for automated teller machines (ATMs).

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PYMNTS

JUNE 26, 2020

Human resources and payroll technology startup Humi announced an $11 million funding round this week, according to BetaKit reports. Utility account aggregation company Urjanet secured $14.65 Pipe Technologies.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 24, 2020

The United States economy is steadily reemerging from the COVID-19 pandemic-induced shutdown. In the inaugural edition of the Next-Gen Payroll Tracker® , a partnership with ADP® , PYMNTS examines these trends and technologies and the role they can play in improving workers’ financial security and sense of wellbeing.

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PYMNTS

MAY 27, 2020

CU branches across the United States have temporarily closed to help slow the spread of contagion, forcing CUs to find new ways to engage with their members via connected technologies, from mobile devices to laptops and especially ATMs. Developments From Around The CU Ecosystem. About The Tracker.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2018

With new risks come new solutions, and banks are taking this approach to data security: They are adopting technologies such as biometric authentication to protect sensitive information. At the same time, individual credit units may be small, but in aggregate they pack a punch. Data: $248.26

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